Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-02

The corner OF Fourth and Water streets; the
Motel faces Water street; benches iun along
Ia front OF the hotel. In front Of the hotel
south OF thedoor, was "A pile Of posts; reiucm-
Der tue Killing Of Haddock; il was very dark
aud rainy; the street lamp gave no more
Nght than a candle: | was inside Of the hotel
playing cards, II was the bar room next to
the mont door: there were three men en-
gagged Ia the game with me; Jake
~fliZsimmons was sitting IN the room; We
prayed cards from $50 70 the time Of the
killing; about half past 9 a man came in and
asked In relation to the return Of the carriage
10 the livery stable; | did not known any
thing about whether the carriage had re-
turned, The man WAS dressed In an overcoat:
can't tell whether he wore a hat or cap; | did
not know the man; he looked almost like
sylvester Granda. he was just about the same
sized man; can't swear that Il WAS Granda;
but when ] saw Granda in all thonghthe was
the same man that asked me about the buggy:
don't remember whether | said ANYTHING or
not when the shot was fired; when ! looked
out ] saw three or four men on Dineen's cor.
ner Immediately after the shooting; ! went
over with a lantern; Jack Ryan and Ingledue
were there when | reached Haddock; he was
yet alive; ! told some fellow to get some
water; Haddock was bleeding; ! looked In
his eyes and then said, There Ia no help for
this man :" he made a noise, but did not
speak; in a few minute a large crowd gath
cred the men playing cards with me went
over at the same time ! did.
Cross-eyamined-Di not know the man
that came there To make inquiry could not
swear that it was Granda.
JACK RYAN.
! was at engine house about an nour before the
shooting: | went DOWN Fourth sire {; Just be-
fore the shooting l was in front OF Dennis
O'Conneirs doorway at . 4 Fourth street; IL
was raining; while standing there ] saw
about "A dozen men 30 west on Fourth; 1t was
not to exceed ten minutes before the shoot.
ing; they seemed to be going IN a hurry, and
In no regular order, except the frs there; they
bad on gum coats, tue three were side by
side ahead Of the others; ] recognized
Harry Leavitt and spoke to him., merely pas
sing the time OF day did not notice any Of
the others; Lravitt spoke first; said "HellOo
Jack :" and passed along; he was with the
first three; after these ar les went by it was
not to exceed ten minutes when the shot
occurred ] then started In that direction: |
saw parties run up Water and across the
vacant lot; one man came up the walk run
ming; another party ran in The street and then
to the sidewalk, they stopped running as
soon as they saw me; | could not tell who
they were; | passed them walking very rap
idly saw six run up water ana north tn va
cant lot; when ] got to corner where lIadiock
was l did not see anything more
OF the parties that were running; | spoek
to Hsddock when ! got 10 the corner; he
only made a g%urgling noise.
Cross-examlnation waived.
Attorney Marsh asked an adjournment
until 9 O'Clock Saturday morning To await
the arrival Of Mr.. OConnell, one OF the attor.
neys for the state, to which the defense made
no objection. The, court accordingly ad-
journed.